Twilight Queen’s fate moves inexorably towards darkness!

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The Twilight Queen (A King’s Fool Mystery #2) by Jeri Westerson   


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Will Somers—Fool to Henry VIII. Only Jeri Westerson could craft such a delicious novel of intrigue and hi-jinx set in Henry’s Tudor Court. 

There’s people of power who stalk the corridors whom Will in his role is Fool, tweaked their importance and vanity. Dangerous foes like Cromwell. 

But Will loves the Princess Elizabeth, his little Bess, has sympathy for Mary no longer counted as legitimate, and has care for Queen Anne, whom he refers to as Nan. Will sees which way the wind is blowing. Who does Nan call when she finds a murdered man in her apartment? Why Will it seems! Can Will deflect the eye’s of the King away from what would be misconstrued as Nan having committed treason. A murdered man in the Queen’s rooms speaks volumes! The court and Henry will assume the worst. We know Henry already has his eye on Lady Jane Seymour.

Henry’s relationship with his Fool is interesting. Will must tread warily.

Then there’s Will’s true love, Marion Greene, illegitimate child of the king’s Yeoman of the Records, Lord Robert Heywood. Marion is now Will’s wife, a talented seamstress and embroiderer, who plies her craft in the courtly ladies enclosures.

Will also finds a new lover, Lord Nicholas Patchett. Can Will trust him though? Will is bisexual and Marion accepts this but we do see the pain it causes her. Nicholas and Marion find themselves joining forces to help Will.

Who is behind this attempted poisoning of the King’s regard for his wife? Who has the most to gain?

A thrilling denouement awaits. 


A Severn House ARC via NetGalley.                                              

Many thanks to the author and publisher.

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